He’s A Rebel

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Brill Building

...early 1960s: Goffin and King’s “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” for the Shirelles and “One Fine Day” for the Chiffons and Mann and Weil’s “Uptown” and Pitney’s “He’s a Rebel” for the Crystals. Producer Phil Spector was perhaps the Brill Building’s biggest customer as well as a frequent collaborator. He worked variously with Greenwich and Barry, Goffin...

Crystals

...followed with “
Uptown,” a modest hit that allowed Spector to experiment with nontraditional pop instruments such as castinets and Spanish guitars. The single “
He’s a Rebel” (1962) reached number one on the pop charts, and although the song was credited to the Crystals, Spector brought in singer Darlene Love of the Blossoms to record the lead vocals....

discussed in biography

...known for dramatic pop balladry. Pitney first gained success as a songwriter with hits such as “
Hello Mary Lou” (recorded by Rick Nelson in 1961) and “
He’s a Rebel” (recorded by the Crystals in 1962).

girl groups

...like factory production line fodder—the Crystals, for instance, were cheated out of royalties when Spector paid a session singer, Darlene Love, a flat studio fee to record songs like “He’s a Rebel” that were credited to the group. The Crystals then found themselves fronting songs they had not recorded. Although royalty disputes were endemic in the industry at the time, girl...

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